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To: Pareto who wrote (118)	10/31/2000 9:02:35 PM
From: levy	Respond to of 143

pareto when you get a chance could you tell me what you think of this filling......under section 3.3 there are some comments which suggest to me they have another deal with symbol and motorola el al in the works..what do you think? If so that would be big no? freeedgar.com after hitting the link hit body here is a reference to a new company which says the same names as in the filings connectthings.com Thursday June 15, 7:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Motorola, Symbol Technologies, Connect Things and AirClic Form New Company To Drive the Growth of E-Commerce Through One-Scan Access to the Internet SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2000-- Symbol Bar Code Scanning Technology in Wireless Phones, Cable TV Set-Top Terminals and Internet-Enabled Devices Manufactured by Motorola and Others Will Offer People Easier Way to Receive Information and Services, Buy Products and Pay Bills Soon, surfing the World Wide Web and ordering items on the Internet will be just a scan away. Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news), Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL - news), Connect Things, Inc., an affiliate of LM Ericsson AB (NASDAQ: ERICY - news), and AirClic, Inc. announced today that they have entered into memoranda of understanding and intend to invest up to an aggregate of $500 million to form a new company that will drive e-commerce growth through one-scan access to the Internet. By creating a unique registry of Web codes, which are bar codes containing instructions for executing exact tasks, the new company will enable Motorola and other companies' wireless phones, cable TV set-top terminals, and other Internet-enabled appliances to access the Internet via Symbol bar code scanning technology. Web codes will be embedded on products, in publications including brochures and company advertisements, and on television. By scanning a Web code with a bar code-enabled Internet device, people will be connected directly to Web sites to order products, find information, and manage everyday tasks and transactions. As people scan Web codes with these new Internet devices, information will be sent instantly to the new company's Web code registry, which interprets the nature of the inquiry and delivers corresponding information to users. The information will include product-ordering links, promotional offers, downloads for music, product usage and service data, as well as cross references to other applicable Internet sites. Users will get transparent, universal access to products and services. While the messages traverse the Internet, the Internet becomes completely invisible. The system will also support ``Internet-enhanced'' standard UPC and EAN bar codes already positioned on millions of products worldwide. By supporting an open platform architecture, the companies expect there will be interest in the service from many Internet-device manufacturers which, in turn, will drive mass volume of consumer devices in the marketplace and widespread application of Web codes to products, literature and advertising. airclic.com

To: Pareto who wrote (118)	11/18/2000 12:40:17 AM
From: levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 143

Verizon Information Services Partners with Digital:Convergence to Offer Internet-Enhanced Phone Directories Verizon Directories to Instantly Link Consumers to Valuable Content within the Deep Web via Digital:Convergence 'Cues' Dallas, TX, November 6, 2000 — Verizon Information Services, the world's largest directory publisher, announced today that it will Internet-enhance its directories with :CRQ technology from Digital:Convergence Corporation. The technology will link Verizon directories to the Internet, providing consumers instant access to online content. Verizon will launch the technology in the Greater-Dallas area directory available February 2001, with additional directories and markets to follow. Verizon is the first directory publisher to license the Digital:Convergence technology and will be distributing approximately 112 million interactive directories next year nationwide. The :CRQ ("See Our Cue") technology uses embedded cues to empower manufacturers, broadcasters, and publishers like Verizon Information Services, to enhance content for consumers. Any product with a UPC or ISBN code, including printed and broadcast material containing one of Digital:Convergence's proprietary 'cues', is instantly interactive with the Internet. "Digital:Convergence's technology is the de facto standard in information convergence, enhancing the value of our print directory for both consumers and advertisers," says Lester Chu, group vice president - strategic planning for Verizon Information Services. "Not only does it drive interested consumers to advertisers' websites quickly, but it sends subscribers instantly to the specific information they need without requiring them to type in lengthy URLs or wade through dozens of irrelevant web pages." Verizon will include the cues in several sections of their new directories, including Yellow Pages advertisements and specialty directories, such as Dining Your Way and the Community Pages, taking consumers to related features within SuperPages.com. For example, the Yellow Pages ad for an auto dealer could contain a printed cue that sends the customer directly to the dealer's service department Web page. And the same ad could contain a different cue that directs consumers to the "Special of the Week" - a dynamic Web page with a coupon that the buyer prints and takes to the dealer to close the deal. "With the Digital:Convergence technology, every phone book becomes an interactive tool for the consumer," said Jovan Philyaw, CEO of Digital:Convergence. "Our technology fits perfectly with Verizon's mission to provide customers with easy access to relevant information. From online shopping to finding a doctor, our technology enables companies to close the gap between the online and offline worlds." Verizon customers can pick up the :CueCat technology, a free-to-consumer handheld device, along with the :CRQ software, at any RadioShack store nationwide. Verizon Information Services will provide advertisers who purchase the cue with free :CueCat devices and software.